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9/11 Health Survey Fails To Find True Impact On City Kids

9/11 Survey Fails To Find Health Impact On Kids
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LOWER MANHATTAN — Nearly 11 years after 9/11's cloud of toxic dust descended on Lower Manhattan — enveloping several schools and hundreds of children — researchers still know very little about its effect on the youngest survivors.

To learn more, the World Trade Center Health Registry sent surveys to more than 1,300 Downtown adolescents and their parents late last fall, asking about the impact of 9/11 on their health.

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